Long-spined urchin - Image

Long-spined urchin - Centrostephanus longispinus - Long spines

Round-bodied urchin with numerous, very long and highly mobile, spines. Purply-brown; the spines have alternate light and dark hoops. Found on rocky, poorly illuminated bottoms from 10-15 meters down to 200. Shell diameter up to 4 centimeters.


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Long-spined urchin - Centrostephanus longispinus - Long spines

by Dieter


Uploaded on July 17, 2022


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot A630
Creation Date: 2009:07:09 12:33:48
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Image height: 2448 px
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